For those who may need a respite from the insane world of thoroughbred racing, you may add to the list of zebras, camels, ostriches - et al, the lowly (pun intended) Bassett hound. Tomorrow (9/15/19) is the inauguration of the annual Bassett hound races at Fort Erie, and it looks as if they have ful...

The infamous 2013 Brooklyn Handicap. A standout losing effort for Percussion simply because he led the entire way into the stretch, and then was lassoed and cold cocked by a 10yo Calidoscopio who was running in an entirely different galaxy for most of the race. That is one race I'll never tire of wa...

My understanding was that he would go to OF toward the end of the year - after he was finished racing. Like Flanders, I never heard of any actual retirement just yet. Imperative may be getting tired of racing, but the connections also see that he has earned north of 300K this year just by lollygaggi...

Real Quiet nailed by Victory Gallop in 1998 Belmont. This one will stick with me until the day I'm planted. Losing the Triple Crown is one thing, losing it by an inch or two is heartbreaking. Durkin has always been my favorite race caller, but I truly believe that Dave Johnson trumped him on that d...

Sundae On Sunday was pulled up on the backstretch during the 6th race at Saratoga, a $25,000 claiming. No news as yet from the TV crew. :( "collapsed approaching the backstretch, failed to fully revive after numerous attempts and was subsequently euthanized" - Equibase chart. This was a 10yo ridgli...

Imperative? He last ran in April's Charles Town Classic, where he finished 8th and last. He has not won in over two years. I fear his present connections are going to run this venerable gelding into the ground...until something breaks. The nine-year-old was once a very good racehorse, and he deserv...